Game



Jan. 24, 1928. 1,657,163

F. M. HOWE GAME Filed April 27, 1927 Patented Jan. 24, 1928.

NT OFFICE.

FRED M. I-IOW'E, OF VIELLSBORO, PENNSYLVANIA.

GAME.

Application filed April 27, 1927. Serial No. 186,988.

The present invention has reference to a game apparatus and aims to provide a game of this character which is simple and exceptionally interestingand amusing in operation.

An important object o:t the invention is to provide an apparatus or" this character controlled solely by the element of chance to the end that the player may not, through ability or practice, regulate the movements of the balls over the game board.

With the foregoing and other objects in view which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the combination and arrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein disclosed, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, without departing from the spirit or the invention.

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is a plan view of a game appa ratus constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a vertical sectional view there through.

Figure 8 is a vertical sectional view through the game apparatus showing the movable member as depressed.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the device includes a circular body portion or base 5 which is formed preferably of sheet metal, however it is to be understood that the material may be varied to meet various requirements.

Within the body portion 5 is an inclined circular shelf 6 that is provided with a de pending flange 7 extending downwardly where it is secured to the bottom 8 of the body portion, as clearly shown by Figure ot the drawing, Extending upwardly from the central portion of the bottom 8 is a pin 9 around which the spring 10 is positioned, the lower end oil. the spring resting on the bottom 8, the upper end'oit the spring con-- tactiug with the rotary member 11 which is of a diameter to fitwithin the central portion of the body, there being provided a flange 12 on the rotary member and depending therefrom, which flange provides means to hold the movable member against lateral movement and at the same time provide a shoulder against which the balls 13 contact as the rotary member is spinning.

'lhis rotary member has an inclined upper surface let to the end that the balls 13 will gravitate to the center thereof or to a point adjacent to the hollow stem 15 that extends trom the rotary membeiyas shown by the drawing.

The hollow stem 15 is positioned over the pin 10 and is formed. with an enlargement 16 at its upper end defining a finger piece to be gripped by the fingers of the person spinning the movable member.

A washer 17 is disposed between the upper end of the spring 10 and the movable member so that the movable member is normally urged upwardly.

Lines 18 are formed on the shelf 6 and divide the shelf into spaces, each space be ing numbered as shown by Figure 1, to the end that the balls 13, when the rotary mem her is spun, will come to rest opposite con tain spaces, and should a. player, in operating the device spin the movable member so that the balls will come to rest in the spaces 2 and 6, as shown by Figure 1, the operator has made a combined score of 8. The opponent now rotates the movable member and it is his purpose to have the balls stopped in such spaces wherein the aggregate numbers of the spaces will be more than the persons score who has previously spun the movable member.

Thus it will be seen that when it is desired to operate the device, the movable member is forced downwardly against the coiled spring, whereupon'the balls will roll to positions adjacent to the center of the movable member. With the balls in this position, the movable member is spun by the thumb and forefinger of the person operating the movable member, and the movable member is now released,

The centrifugal force of the movable member will cause the balls to be thrown out wardly against the body portion or outer portion a vertically movable spring pressed rotary xlneiltber haying ah inclined upper surface, balls adapted to normally rest on the inclined surface, said rotary member adapted to be spun to time the balls from the rotary member, and said shel't' having lines formed on its surface diyiding the shelf into spaces, and indicating characters in the spaces. y

2. A game apparatus including a circular body portion, an inclined shell within the body portion, a vertically movable rotary member supported within the body portion adjacent to the front; edgi-z ot the shell, balls normally supported on the vertically inevable member and adapted to be thrown onto the shelf by centrifugal force, a coiled spring contacting with the bottom of the body portion and engaging the movable member to normally urge the movable member upwardly, and said movable member adapted to be depressed to allow the balls to roll onto the movable member.

Aga ne apparatus including a circular body portion; aninolined member within the body portion, said inclined member having lines l'ornied thereon defining spaces, a vertically J I IOX QblG rotary member supported Within the body portion ballet resting within the body portion and adapted to move onto the i 'ertieztlly movable rotary member, saitl rotary memlier adapted to throw the balls onto the inclined membi-ar by oentri tnggal force, and said rotary member tlCltlPttEtl to move to a position to prevent the balls from returning to the rotary member.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own, I have hereto affixed my signatnre.

F M. HOlVF. 

